Posts Tagged ‘OTS’

Understanding Elite Fraud and the Mortgage Meltdown with William K. Black – A MM Podcast

Why has no one at the top been investigated or prosecuted for fraud or anything else for that matter as related to the financial meltdown that has destroyed trillions of dollars in consumer wealth? Especially when William K. Black's... (Continue reading)

Insider Says Wells Fargo’s Independent Foreclosure Review for OCC is “a Sham”

Insider Says Wells Fargo’s Independent Foreclosure Review for OCC is “a Sham”

What follows is a podcast featuring the "whistle blower"... the anonymous independent file reviewer working for Promontory on the Wells Fargo Bank account that reached out to us because he was fed up. I verified his identity and spoke... (Continue reading)

Bringing UP the Rear – Fannie Mae’s President and CEO, Michael J. Williams

Bringing UP the Rear – Fannie Mae’s President and CEO, Michael J. Williams

And I'll never be able to prove this, but I'm al most positive that I could have bankrupted Fannie Mae for a lot less than $1.5 trillion, and I don't know anything about the mortgage business. In fact, I... (Continue reading)

FDIC Chair Sheila Bair Warns Senate Committee about “Millions of Infected Foreclosures”

FDIC Chair Sheila Bair Warns Senate Committee about

Well, perhaps it's because Sheila is now a short-timer and will be retiring from her post at the FDIC this July, that she is now feeling a little more comfortable telling the truth, even if that means disagreeing with Walsh... (Continue reading)

GAO Study Published May 5th Discovers Illegal Foreclosures

GAO Study Published May 5th Discovers Illegal Foreclosures

Personally, I'm holding out for the U.S. Post Office's study of mortgage servicer performance, which I hear is going to be followed up by a scathing report being issued by the Bureau of Land Management in conjunction with the Department... (Continue reading)

AZ Rep. Seel Drops Amendment Requiring Pre-Foreclosure Chain of Title, 2 Days After Servicer Grants Principal Reduction

AZ Rep. Seel Drops Amendment Requiring Pre-Foreclosure Chain of Title, 2 Days After Servicer Grants Principal Reduction

As a result of that close involvement, Darrell says he personally saw the paperwork indicating both the trustee sale was being cancelled and that the significant principal reduction was being granted as part of Seel's loan modification. He... (Continue reading)

FEDS Announce Enforcement Actions Against 14 Servicers, LPS and MERS… Hot Towels in Washrooms Threatened Once Again

FEDS Announce Enforcement Actions Against 14 Servicers, LPS and MERS… Hot Towels in Washrooms Threatened Once Again

Still, I'm committed to covering this subject even when doing so means that I have to start drinking at 9:30 in the morning... kidding, I'm just kidding... so, here's the news on the FEDS and their "enforcement actions," and I... (Continue reading)

Federal Regulators to Bring Enforcement Actions Against Banks… May Get Rid of Hot Towels in Washroom

Federal Regulators to Bring Enforcement Actions Against Banks... May Get Rid of Hot Towels in Washroom

You know what... go to hell. How about the servicers offer "enhanced, streamlined modifications to troubled borrowers" just because it's the right thing to do? How about the servicers do it because although they can never come close... (Continue reading)

Foreclosures Increase 11.2% in Third Quarter over Second Quarter of 2010. And that means…

Foreclosures Increase 11.2% in Third Quarter over Second Quarter of 2010. And that means...

Oh joy! Foreclosures should be peaking next year! Well there's something to look forward to, wouldn't you say? Why will they be peaking next year, you may wonder? Well, I'm forecasting they based on the current... (Continue reading)